Rotary Club Hosts Talk on Community Council of Thomasville
The Rotary Club discussed the Community Council of Thomasville led by Lawson Neel and praised by Emily Jerger and the Junior Club. Attendees included Mrs. Co C Rhodes and Mrs. Wallace Scoville as well as several local figures who voiced strong support for unified action to grow Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Community Council of
Thomasville
Lawson Neel
Emily Jerger
Neel
Lindsey Watt
Bob Balfour
Lawrence Steyerman
Wallace Scoville
Frank Bidson
Marshall Woodson
Hjort
American Legion
Century Club
Co. C. Rhodes
L .Steyerman
Waiter Scott
Bryan Robinson
Bill Marrow
Red Milton
Joe Cone
Staesboro
H. P.eggatt
Atlanta
Bill Searcy
Faank Dorner
Bill Watt
John McKeown
New York
Bill McIntyre
Bob Balfour II
Work Begins On School Stadium With Planned Concrete Seats
Work has begun on the school stadium on the grounds with banks being smoothed to allow excavations for concrete seating about four hundred feet in front of the field. Machines are operating at full tilt as progress becomes evident. Plans for concrete work follow shelves excavation and erection of forms to create a premier stadium for football and track, with possible baseball conversion later. The Touchdown Club is moving rapidly toward completion in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Interest Association
Community Council
Local Shop Offers Summer Cooling Essentials
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VFW Hall Scratch Night Promises Fun By Local Club
The Military Order of the Cootie plans a grand scratch at eight o clock tomorrow night at the VFW Hall in town Florida. Voters recently upheld bond issues boosting a stadium and a field house for Dewey City schools. turnout was about eight hundred seventy with broad support for improvements and community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Florida
Eastern Star Meeting Tonight at Mason ic Hall
The Eastern Star holds a meeting at 8 30 p m tonight in the Mason ic Hall with all members and visitors invited. By order Mrs Ruby Kirkland WM Mrs Geraldine Hill Secty.
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Eastern Star
Masoni c
Order
Ruby Kirkland
Geraldine Hill
Sect
Social Notes From Memphis and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Frank Tullis of Memphis spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs W R Harris. Mrs J P Lardner and daughter Margaret returned to Tampa after visiting her aunt Mrs C H Young. Mrs W K Atkinson and Mary Julia Atkinson visit in St Petersburg for a few days. Friends of Mrs James Burch hear she is resting comfortably after a major operation. Mrs J K MacDonell and children Caro and Jim visit their mother Mrs L Gibson on Gordon Avenue. Richard Izzo departs for New York after a Thomasville visit. he is a former Archbold Memorial hospital staff member. Mrs J H Eubanks and others return to Miami after visiting relatives. Mrs Joseph Peeler Sr accompanies them home for extended visit.
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J. P. Lardner
Margaret
Tampa
James Burch
Archbold Hospital
J. K. MacDonell
Caro
Jim
L. Gibson
Gordon Avenue
Richard Izzo
New York
Thomasville
Izzo
Archbold Memorial Hospital
J. H. Eubanks
R. P. Johnson
BK. R. Johnson
Miami
Joseph Peeler
Mitchell Davenport Hosts Rotary Directors Supper
Mitchell Davenport hosted a Rotary Club board supper at Dodson's Grill where a fried chicken meal was served. Directors Sam Hyjort Lawson Neel Harrell Guy R A Heinsohn T M McComb and secretary Ric Hawthorne attended with guests Past District Governor Will Watt and Rev George Shirley. The meeting closed the Rotary year ending June 80th with no discussion of year prior matters as the new year begins July 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Davenport
Rotary
Rotary Club
Dodson’s Grill
Sam Hyjort
Lawson Neel
Harrell Guy
R. A
Vacation Bible School Planned at St Thomas Church
Plans are completed for the first Vacation Church School at St Thomas Episcopal Church. The program runs two weeks from Monday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for children ages four to twelve with worship study recreation and handicraft daily. Adult leaders will guide the activities and a closing exercise is scheduled for July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Lans
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas’ First Vacation Church School
Trailways Terminal Receives Decoration Upgrade
The Modern Coach Corporation completed a face lifting at the Thomasville Trailways terminal with bids from local and out of town contractors. The L. A. Mann Decorating Company won the contract. Albany home office renovations are also underway as part of a general campaign to keep terminals clean bright and attractive. The new double daily express service to Atlanta boosts reservations and passenger interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trailways
Modern Coach Corporation
Home Office
Albany
Thomasville
Thomasvile
L. A. Mann Decorating Company
Atlanta
Tiger Knot Hole Club Bleachers To Be Erected Tonight
Members and friends of the Tiger Knot Hole club meet at Mountain Ball Park at 7 30 this evening to erect bleachers for the Knottle Boys. Legionnaire Harvey Clark and cadets expect to finish the project to prepare for a formal opening Tuesday night. Admission changes under twelve will be tax free due to Internal Revenue regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Ball Park
Legionnaire
Harvey Clark
Death of Mr. Bert Tilley at Spair Street Home
Mr. Bert Tilley died last night at his Spair Street home after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be at Whiddon’s Funeral Home with Rev. T. F. Callaway officiating and interment in Laurel Hill. Born August 21, 1892 in Richmond Virginia, he is survived by wife Ella Ayler and two sons Frank Howell and James Bert Tilley Jr. Many friends extend condolences.
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Rgret
Bert Tilley
Spair Street
Whiddon
T. F. Callaway
Laurel Hill
Mr. Tilley
Richmond
Ella Ayler
Frank Howell
James Bert ‘Tilley, Jr
Missionary Calls Christians to Address Crime and Family Life
Missionary G. H. Kennedy urges Christians to reform behavior citing a decade of crime costs. He notes 1947 police fines totaling 17,305.60 and warns faulty family life and lack of church attendance fuel trouble. He attributes delinquency to older generations neglecting religious education and sabbath worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair City
Police Department
G. H. Kennedy
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